I enjoyed S1, I think it will start to get a lot better in S2 though now that we have a lot of the exposition done. I hope in the story we also see some more Witcher contracts. Geralt investigating the aftermath of a creature haunting a village and then finding it/killing it could be such a fun episode to have.
The dragon episode was.. interesting. Enjoyable enough, but I can see what others meant about the poor CGI. Also seemed weird that guy dragging himself toward the dragon egg didn't notice the giant, golden dragon standing over him heh. That Aard kiss scene was cringey. No explanation for what Geralt actually wished for, but of course Yennifer has her assumptions and storms off. Fuck that knight who killed that innocent creature, I was so pumped that he got killed while taking a shit haha. This show definitely gets a lot better, but continues to have its messy parts that make for a clunkily written story. Also, Ciri is a really shitty friend. She forces Dara to leave a place that finally gave him true happiness after years of torture. She just ditches him on two separate occasions when he saved her life in the first place, and then when he comes for her AGAIN, she complains about how she's done giving apologies even though she never apologized in the first place lol
I really liked this, especially the later episodes, but I don't think I would've stuck with it early on if I hadn't already played Wild Hunt. The separate timeline structure was confusing even for me, and I'm already somewhat familiar with the lore. I kind of wish Ciri had a little more agency and character development this season, but I'm excited to see her growth alongside Geralt. Chalotra MVP. She was great from the start, but her performance really improved once they got rid of the prosthetics, which goes to show just how burdensome that must've been.
I suppose I can understand the low ratings and why people were turned off by this, but I personally loved it from beginning to end. There's definitely worse shows out there that are rated higher by critics. It did take a while for me to realize the timeline stuff, but it to me that gives me reason to rewatch it down the line. Also gave me motivation to maybe someday finish off the main story of Witcher 3 haha. Toss a coin to your witcher is seriously that jam though. What a banger.
Does it have low ratings? Last I checked audience reactions were mostly positive and it was one of Netflix’s top streamed shows
Critically it is mid to low, but yeah people do love it and is highly watched. I was hesitant cause of the ratings by critics, but I feel like that was more based on the pilot than anything? Who knows. I just thought it got better as it went along.
Just finished this. I really enjoyed it. Definitely scratched my fantasy itch. The pacing was a bit jarring at times. Not just the separate timelines, but also the way that weeks, months, and years casually pass by throughout the show. Still, I like the story and the action. Henry Cavill and Anya Chalotra are both great in their roles. Very much looking forward to S2. I've had this stuck in my head for days now haha.
Fantasy itch is a good way to put it. I was actually really bummed when it was over, I didn't realize it was only 8 episodes. Any suggestions on something similar to watch next?
I hope this goes on long enough for Freya Allen to portray Ciri closer to the one we see in Wild Hunt.
Filming for S2 starts this month. ‘The Witcher’: ‘Dolittle’ Actress Carmel Laniado Joins Netflix Series – Deadline
Let’s see some Witcher contracts, and I wanna see some vampires. The vampires in the game are legit terrifying esp the man-bat ones.
I'd be down for a totally non linear season of Geralt just going place to place killing this or that monster and muttering "fuck" and "hmm" every 3 minutes
as long as those sword fights are hot fire like they were in Season 1, give me multiple seasons of this.